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NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 28 (JV)--A 70-year-old Hartford Insurance Company executive who writes verse when he has the time, has been awarded the $1000 Bollingen poetry prize. Announcement of the award to Wallace Stevens, vice presi duced Christianity to the Jap- ly, gucit the prize to Ezra Pound, ex -ancse In 1549 and during the Speaker'* patriate American poet in regime of one early emperor Msiuait dicted for treason. Pound, In-, it was forced on the people as art; Mri dieted because of his wartime broadcasts In Fascist Italy, a state religion as a means signing of defeating the Buddhists. ' Fred 'H The Buddhists, nevertheless, oratlAg. never was tried and now is in have held the greatest irway over way. v* a mental institution. the people of this Island em Atwood,' dent of the Hartford Accident Stevens, the committee said, pire. Most of the population be H. 'ftau and Indemnity Company, was was chosen "for his contribu longs to one of the 12 organized made by James T. Babb, li tions to American poetry." Buddhist sects, all of which con-' brarian of Yale University which administers the prize for the Bollingen Foundation. The foundation, established The selection committee was cdThposcd of poets and others distinguished in the world of letters. tain llefs lief that some of the old Shinto be-' The outstanding Shinto be to survive tho centuries Is, the emperor la descended! PEI by Paul Mellon, Yale *29, asked Yale to administer the award after the Library of Congress selection committee had given ELECTROLYSIS "Under the terms of the gift," the committee said, "the prize may be given to a poet for a book published In the preceding year, or, as In this case. In con sideration of the poet's entire work." from the sun goddess. Each cf; Japan's 124 emperor* la believed' to have descended directly from the first sovereign, who was the sun goddess's grandson. The modern Christian move- m'ent followed Commodore prm*nnt nmovil of tinlr DA 2.6TSO from 0 .m. to 11 For appolntmtnt phono Sophie D. Valcy___ 538 Cowper 8t. ' Stevens a native of Reading, Pa., practiced law In New York City from 1604 to 1916 when he Joined thentaff of the insurance company. Perry's visit to Japan In 1853. Records show that In 1882 there were 145 foreign Chrl*^ tlan missionaries, 93 churches, seven theological colteges and 49 ordained preachers. But there were only 4387 adult Christian member*. The aver age gain in membership since then has been about 6000 a year. 8lnce the end of World War II the'number of missionaries com ing to Jnpan has shot up from 315 In 1947 to almost 600 last year. SC safety record good Santa Clara County employes have received a 68 per cent re duction in their workmen's com- jj>ensaUon Insurance premium* because of their "outstanding" safety record In 1649. Joseph J. Qallagher, state manager, said today. ., Oallagher said the county was paid a $9587 28 cash dividend. F w MRS.JONHWNSKINNER wof rAimJcKmwnndoniw's,, Vvrfoyyih/a.^s*s7y0s.i P // T , cuts dishwashing time in half! <1 WWe fi)-h T)wi